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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, In November 1963, many Texans were anticipating a |
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two-day visit to their state by President John F. Kennedy; and |
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WHEREAS, The president's itinerary included stops in Dallas, |
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San Antonio, Houston, Fort Worth, and the capital of the Lone Star |
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State, where he was to appear at the Municipal Auditorium on |
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November 22; the speech he planned to deliver in Austin that evening |
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included memories of his 1960 campaign tour of Texas with then vice |
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presidential candidate Lyndon B. Johnson and concluded with a call |
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for unity and renewed confidence in American ideals; and |
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WHEREAS, The assassination of President Kennedy in Dallas on |
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November 22, 1963, forever changed the United States of America and |
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its people; in the aftermath of that tragedy, the planned visit to |
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Austin became a somber footnote in the annals of Texas and the |
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United States; and |
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WHEREAS, The placement of a Texas Historical Marker near the |
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auditorium would serve to remind future generations of President |
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Kennedy's leadership and his special interest in the citizens of |
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the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 82nd Texas Legislature, 1st |
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Called Session, hereby direct the Texas Historical Commission to |
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work with the City of Austin to develop a unique design for an |
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official Texas Historical Marker in honor of President Kennedy, to |
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be paid for entirely with funds raised privately for this purpose, |
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for placement on or near the site of the former Austin Municipal |
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Auditorium; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That such marker include these words from President |
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Kennedy's intended remarks: |
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For our Country is moving and it must not stop. It |
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cannot stop. Let us stand together with renewed |
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confidence in our cause--united in our heritage of the |
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past and hopes for the future--and determined that |
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this land we love shall lead all mankind into new |
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frontiers of peace and abundance. |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That the secretary of the senate forward an |
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official copy of this resolution to the chair of the Texas |
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Historical Commission. |